my first impression..

[joejam999]

Again, apologies if I came off rude or nasty. Did not mean to.

Dont worry about apologizing you had some good points. Plus some of the people on these forums need it.

[cam]

Could somone please take a screenshot of zaza pachilua and or shelden williams? Thanks.

[dafunk]

My first and only question.

Did they update the create a player at all? like the hair is it any different(especially the black hair)?

[BigKaboom2]

Wow, that's sad. The Raptors signed Garbajosa on July 24, and supposedly the cut-off date was on August 1st. He's like one of the biggest bench guys they have and there won't be an accurate likeness of the pornoplayer? Damn it. I hope EA releases some final roster touch-ups.

Is this some kind of Freudian slip? You can't imagine how confused I am right now.

[cyanide]

Is this some kind of Freudian slip? You can't imagine how confused I am right now.

Naw, that's a nickname given to him by RealGM. Apparently he looks like a porn star.

[BigKaboom2]

Alright, that was good for a laugh

Just checked out RealGM - never actually looked around on there before, it's pretty cool.

[Ghost Recon]

Is there some bench players' reactions?

[Say]

What about stats when ur on the substitutions menu?

[UBCer]

OH MY GOD....

Please tell me if the Raptors have the 3rd Black Uniform in the game ?!?!?!

[-Young Buck-]

OH MY GOD....

Please tell me if the Raptors have the 3rd Black Uniform in the game ?!?!?!

nope, unless you can unlock it with a code. But it doesnt show it locked or anything. As far as i can tell its not in the game. Same with the blue Charlotte jersey. Its really quiet funny, i think Toronto only has home and away jersey, no classics.

Yup i just double checked. Raptors only have home, away, and the two practice jerseys. I dont think any team had any changes with classic jerseys, same old ones from last year.

[Oz]

Last year you had to unlock the Red Detroit Alternative with a code (as you all probably know) and if that's not the case in 07 there's bound to be an abundance of patches released between now and who nows when as there always is...

[FlipzLive07]

As a sim player i must say the DEFENSE in Live07 is great, the player body weight really plays a factor...ive been playing for 20+mins and still havent been able to dunk cuz the help defense is crazy

[UBCer]

Thanks man, Truely Appreciated.

Is that possible you can post more Raptors ?! like close look of New Uni and Acc

[SAMutei]

i checked the players.dbf that was posted here and i think there are a lot of players missing:

Kevin Pittnogle (Boston)
Ryan Hollins (Charlotte)
Walter Herrmann (Charlotte)
Thabo Sefolosha (Chicago)
Pops mensah-Bonsu (Dallas)
Will Blalock (Detroit)
Amir Johnson (Detroit)
Dajuan Wagner (Golden State)
Vassilis Spanoulis (Houston)
John Lucas (Houston)
Steve Novak (Houston)
Maceo Baston (Indiana)
Guillermo Diaz (Clippers)
J.R. Pinnock (Lakers)
Lynn Greer (Milwaukee)
Craig Smith (Minnesota)
Marcus Vinicius (New Orleans)
Hassan Adams (New Jersey)
Mile Ilic (New Jersey)
Joel Freeland (Portland)
Sergio Rodriguez (Portland)
Denham Brown (Seattle)
Uros Slokar (Toronto)
Jorge Garbajosa (Toronto)
Dee Brown (Utah)
Paul Millsap (Utah)

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What the fuck!? A few of those guys were drafted... What the fuck was EA doing during the draft, filming Adam Morrisons moustache?

[mig]

The uniforms look crappy on the pc this year again.... the screens that EA posted must all be from the xbox version like they did last year... i dont see why they couldnt simply use the same graphics engine for pc and xbox.

[bigh0rt]

i checked the players.dbf that was posted here and i think there are a lot of players missing:

Kevin Pittnogle (Boston)
Ryan Hollins (Charlotte)
Walter Herrmann (Charlotte)
Thabo Sefolosha (Chicago)
Pops mensah-Bonsu (Dallas)
Will Blalock (Detroit)
Amir Johnson (Detroit)
Dajuan Wagner (Golden State)
Vassilis Spanoulis (Houston)
John Lucas (Houston)
Steve Novak (Houston)
Maceo Baston (Indiana)
Guillermo Diaz (Clippers)
J.R. Pinnock (Lakers)
Lynn Greer (Milwaukee)
Craig Smith (Minnesota)
Marcus Vinicius (New Orleans)
Hassan Adams (New Jersey)
Mile Ilic (New Jersey)
Joel Freeland (Portland)
Sergio Rodriguez (Portland)
Denham Brown (Seattle)
Uros Slokar (Toronto)
Jorge Garbajosa (Toronto)
Dee Brown (Utah)
Paul Millsap (Utah)

Thank you, that will definitely be helpful with roster editing.

[FlipzLive07]

I just need a fatigue slider and ill be VERY pleased with how Live07 is..thank God EA took out the playbook thingy's, shit i dont wanna be seeing too many damn lines on the court,clouding up the game...good job on that EA, now please give us the fatigue slider

[-Young Buck-]

I just need a fatigue slider and ill be VERY pleased with how Live07 is..thank God EA took out the playbook thingy's, shit i dont wanna be seeing too many damn lines on the court,clouding up the game...good job on that EA, now please give us the fatigue slider

i dont think the fatigue slider is the problem though. They fatigue just fine, but they never sub out. And why would you be glad anything was taken out of a game? You dont have to use the playbook thing, i loved it.

[FlipzLive07]

I just need a fatigue slider and ill be VERY pleased with how Live07 is..thank God EA took out the playbook thingy's, shit i dont wanna be seeing too many damn lines on the court,clouding up the game...good job on that EA, now please give us the fatigue slider

i dont think the fatigue slider is the problem though. They fatigue just fine, but they never sub out. And why would you be glad anything was taken out of a game? You dont have to use the playbook thing, i loved it.

im now playing my first 12min quarter for Live07 so ill see what u mean i guess...and yes i do use playbooks,thing is i played Live06 a lot using playmaker's playbook threads and ive gotten the hang of it, so i understand how they are to be run.....

[SHEED36]

What the fuck!? A few of those guys were drafted... What the fuck was EA doing during the draft, filming Adam Morrisons moustache?

Maybe those canadians got confuse with NHL draft date

[el badman]

Well, since the thread is called "first impression", here's mine (for PC):

Visually, at 1280x1024 and all settings to max, the game looks pretty much similar to '06, the jerseys and shoes still look mediocre, the faces are pretty good, the crowd is still pitiful.

There are some nice moves, dribbling feels and looks more realistic, free throws are way better than previously. Turbo is very very weak, so that fast breaks don't work out too good. The X factor thing is pretty annoying so far, I don't see the use of it at all and the screen that pops up to let you know how the X factor is too big and clunky.

Menus are pretty much the same, music is more diversified, player ratings are sometimes very messed up (R.Gomes 62??, L.Wright 70??,...).

Now my main problem (besides the graphic non-improvements and the missing sig shots). I dunno if anyone else has this issue, but the direct pass on my controller doesn't work properly (unlike '06): I can't switch to the last defender, it just keeps showing what my choices are for a change using the 4 regular buttons (in letters that are barely visible). In offense, the buttons don't correspond to the positions they always used to be assigned, and they keep changing time after time.
I have a Logitech Rumblepad. Does anyone else has this problem?

There's obviously a lot more to say, but I gotta say that Im really not impressed so far. I know that all the patchers out there will make everything look better, but overall it's just not much of an improvement over '06 in my opinion...

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Maybe those canadians got confuse with NHL draft date

Nah, It must of been something else, because they finally got rid of the ice skating players this year

[joejam999]

i checked the players.dbf that was posted here and i think there are a lot of players missing:

Kevin Pittnogle (Boston)
Ryan Hollins (Charlotte)
Walter Herrmann (Charlotte)
Thabo Sefolosha (Chicago)
Pops mensah-Bonsu (Dallas)
Will Blalock (Detroit)
Amir Johnson (Detroit)
Dajuan Wagner (Golden State)
Vassilis Spanoulis (Houston)
John Lucas (Houston)
Steve Novak (Houston)
Maceo Baston (Indiana)
Guillermo Diaz (Clippers)
J.R. Pinnock (Lakers)
Lynn Greer (Milwaukee)
Craig Smith (Minnesota)
Marcus Vinicius (New Orleans)
Hassan Adams (New Jersey)
Mile Ilic (New Jersey)
Joel Freeland (Portland)
Sergio Rodriguez (Portland)
Denham Brown (Seattle)
Uros Slokar (Toronto)
Jorge Garbajosa (Toronto)
Dee Brown (Utah)
Paul Millsap (Utah)

Thank you, that will definitely be helpful with roster editing.

Why dont they just release the game in like mid to late october and push the cut-off date up. That way there wont be so many missing players. I hope they add these in the patch so we can have some voice id's insted of just "player number 7".

[bigh0rt]

Now my main problem (besides the graphic non-improvements and the missing sig shots). I dunno if anyone else has this issue, but the direct pass on my controller doesn't work properly (unlike '06): I can't switch to the last defender, it just keeps showing what my choices are for a change using the 4 regular buttons (in letters that are barely visible). In offense, the buttons don't correspond to the positions they always used to be assigned, and they keep changing time after time.
I have a Logitech Rumblepad. Does anyone else has this problem?

I don't know that this is a glitch as much as it just is a change. I cannot do the outlet pass or the last defender switch like in previous Lives. I haven't consulted the manual yet, but I'm thinking they've either removed it (which would disappoint me), or they've made it controlled differently. As for the direct pass button changes, they've switched the SF and the C. The rest are the same as always. It's tough at first, but I'm now getting the hang of it (still pressing the wrong button sometimes, but it's only Day 1).

For me, the game is 100% less acracish than Live 06, the new animations are superb, there's much less of the sliding feeling, etc. Be honest, has any other Live straight out of the box without editing sliders or anything played this well, in terms of gameplay? The answer for me is a definitive no. Remember last year when with default sliders you could get like 40 steals a game with the FSS Defensive Locks and just abuse other FSS to no extent?

I feel like now the FSS is a risk/reward type deal, and I've found myself trailing when I try to use it too frequently, and find myself much more successful trying to work an offense and find a gap, an open look, or a lane, than trying to do what has been successful in previous NBA Live's.

The game has bugs, but so does every one, and once we see past those, I think we'll see the best NBA Live release ever.